Sign up now for one of these North Alabama ‘turkey trots’

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Sign up now for one of these North Alabama turkey trots! (“Running Shoes” by Josiah Mackenzie is licensed under CC BY 2.0)

A Thanksgiving Day tradition that has built for a few decades now–somewhat on the other side of the spectrum from stuffing your belly with turkey and dressing–is the Thanksgiving run, or as they are commonly known, the “turkey trot.”

Several organizations have scheduled 5K or 10K runs on or close to Thanksgiving, and we want to tell you all about them:

‘Turkey trots’ in North Alabama this year

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The Theatre Turkey Trot is at Ditto Landing. (Around the Curtain Children’s Theatre)

Here’s a short list of nearby runs happening on or around Thanksgiving Day:

Owens Cross Roads PTO Turkey Trot

  • Where: Owens Cross Roads Elementary School
  • When: Saturday, November 15, 8AM
  • Distance: 1 mile fun run, 5K
  • Details

Turkey Trot of Morgan County

  • Where: Downtown Decatur
  • When: Thanksgiving Day, 8AM
  • Distance: 1 mile fun run, 5K
  • Details

4th Annual Theatre Turkey Trot

  • Where: Ditto Landing, Huntsville
  • When: Thanksgiving Day, 8AM
  • Distance: 1 mile fund run, 5K
  • Details

Trax4MAX Turkey Trot 5k

  • Where: Downtown Florence
  • When: Thanksgiving Day, 7AM
  • Distance: 5K
  • Details

Plainview Turkey Trot 5K

  • Where: Dekalb County Schools Coliseum, Rainsville
  • When: Thanksgiving Day, 8AM
  • Distance: 5K
  • Details

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Michael Seale
Michael Seale
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